Patient Care Less TV, More ZZZs for Kids By Lori Barrette Apr. 24, 2014 We all need sleep to restore our bodies and minds—especially kids and teens, who require more sleep as their bodies develop. In an age when time we spend in front of a screen is on the rise, the ...
Research Tobacco Smoke Mimics Jet Lag: Study Makes Cover of Biology Journal By URochester Medicine Communications Jan. 7, 2014 A URMC study that found that tobacco smoke impairs our body clocks is featured on the cover of the January issue of The FASEB Journal. Scientists believe that the impact of environmental toxins like ...
Patient Care Bedtime Routines: Don’t Fall Behind By Lori Barrette Oct. 28, 2013 Autumn: the season that brings us crisp air, colorful leaves, and a chance to recapture that lost hour lost with the shift to Daylight Saving Time. Gaining that hour can be a treat for many, but a ...
A Good Night’s Sleep Really Does ‘Clear the Mind’ By URochester Medicine Communications Oct. 17, 2013 Why do we sleep? It is a question that has long puzzled scientists and philosophers alike. While the ancient Greeks saw sleep as a doorway to the divine, scientists and biologists see it as an ...
Patient Care Pediatric Sleep Medicine Services Move and Expand By URochester Medicine Communications Oct. 24, 2011 Golisano Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Sleep Medicine Services have moved to a new, larger location that cut down on the wait time for appointments. The new location, 2180 S. Clinton, just north of ...
Research Behavioral Therapy Improves Sleep and Lives of Patients with Pain By URochester Medicine Communications Feb. 11, 2010 Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia significantly improved sleep for patients with chronic neck or back pain and also reduced the extent to which pain interfered with their daily functioning, ...
